Passions and Perceptions
Subtitle: Studies in Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind
Contributors: Jacques Brunschwig (Editor); Martha C. Nussbaum (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 30, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780521402026
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; Philosophy; Ancient Philosophy; Psychology; Philosophy Of Mind; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Movements - Humanism; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Humanism; Philosophy-History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Psychology--History--Congresses; Psychology--History--Congresses Psychology--H; Congresses; History; Philosophy, Ancient
First sentence: Hedonism, like pleasure, can take many forms, and its fundamental tenet, 'pleasure is the good', is notoriously open to different interpretations.